Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

By: Judith Viorst (1972)

This book is about a boy named Alexander that has a day where nothing seems to go right for him. He doesn't get the window seat on the way to school, he has trouble with his friends while at school, and he fights with his brothers and eventually falls in mud after school. At the end of the book his mother ends up telling him that some days are just not good.

I liked this book because I can definitely relate to having days where nothing seems to go right. I have had days where every little thing that could go wrong did, as it did for Alexander, and it was obviously frustrating, but it's important to realize that it is not the end of the world.

I think that this would be a good book to read to your students because it would show kids that sometimes things just do not go your way. Younger children, like adults at times, can get very grumpy when their day starts to go bad and this book would hopefully help them understand that days like that happen and it is important to not get too upset about it.